Ravensthorpe, WA
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Ravensthorpe is a small town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 540 kilometres south-east of Perth and some 40 kilometres inland from the south coast. It is the seat of the Shire of Ravensthorpe and takes its name from the nearby Ravensthorpe Range, named by Surveyor-General John Septimus Roe during an 1848 survey. Pastoralists took up leases from the late 1860s, and a copper and gold mining boom early in the twentieth century pushed the town's population above three thousand before the smelter closed in 1918. Mining has remained central to the district — today through nickel and lithium operations — alongside wheat and cereal farming served by a local grain receival point.
Less advantaged than the national average
Ravensthorpe is more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 951, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Ravensthorpe at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 580
- Median age
- 40
- Median weekly household income
- $1,769
- SEIFA score
- 951
- Coordinates
- -33.4601, 120.0184
Ravensthorpe demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Ravensthorpe using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 29%, 30% of homes are rented, and 18% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 126 | 21% |
| Youth (15–24) | 60 | 10% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 145 | 25% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 168 | 29% |
| Seniors (65+) | 88 | 15% |
Share of the 587 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 73 | 34% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 47 | 22% |
| Rented | 64 | 30% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 200 | 96% |
| Townhouses & semis | 4 | 2% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 208 occupied private dwellings in Ravensthorpe.
- Median weekly rent
- $206
- Median monthly mortgage
- $867
- Average household size
- 2.4 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,968
- Median weekly personal income
- $995
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 96 (18%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 34 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 19 (3%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 194 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 65.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 4%
- Employed full-time
- 196
- Employed part-time
- 69
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Ravensthorpe
Where is Ravensthorpe?
Ravensthorpe is a suburb of Western Australia, Australia.
What is the population of Ravensthorpe?
At the 2021 Census, Ravensthorpe had a population of about 580.
Is Ravensthorpe an advantaged area?
Ravensthorpe has an ABS SEIFA score of 951, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 30 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 30% of Australian suburbs.
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